VET WOOD PROCESSING ATTENDANTS LEVEL I – III

Entry requirements

The minimum entry qualifications in the course are:

  1. Level I

Should have Ordinary level Secondary School Education with pass in Biology or Chemistry.

  1. Level II

The trainee should have achieved performance at least grade C in continuous assessment in level I.

  1. Level III

The trainee should have achieved performance at least grade C in final assessment for subjects conducted at level II and at least grade C in continuous assessment for subjects ending at level II.

Modules taught

  1. Core modules

Level I

Modules for semester 1

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Maintaining safety and hygiene in wood processing

WP 101

7.2

Performing preventive maintenance of logging and sawmill tools, machines and equipment

WP 102

12.3

Harvesting trees

WP 103

9.6

Performing timber yard operations

WP 104

6.9

Total

36

 

Level II

Modules for semester 2

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Maintaining saws

WP 201

13.2

Sawing logs

WP 202

9.9

Treating wood

WP 203

9.0

Utilizing wood by-products

WP 204

3.9

Total

36

 

 

 

 

Level III

Modules for semester 1 & 2

Module title

Mode code

Credit hours

Managing safe work environment

WP 301

34.4

Managing preventive maintenance

WP 302

15.0

Managing wood processing industry activities

WP 303

30.0

Field Attachment

WP 304

24.0

Project Work

WP 305

 

Total

103.4

 

  1. Supporting Subjects

Module title

Type of the subject

Credit hours

Level I

Level II

Level III

English and Communication Skills (Eng & Comm)

Related

6.0

5.7

3.3

Basic Mathematics (BM)

Related

2.3

5.3

8.8

Introduction to Wood Anatomy (IWA)

Related

1.8

1.2

 

Computer Application (CA)

Related

3.0

3.9

2.1

Entrepreneurship

Cross cutting

6.0

3.6

2.4

Life Skills (LS)

Cross cutting

4.8

7.2

 

Total

23.9

26.9

16.6